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Larva boring within stem - Terastia meticulosalis
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Larva boring within stem - Terastia meticulosalis
Miller Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 4, 2015
Size: Length 9 mm.
Boring in stem of coral bean, Erythrina flabelliformis, producing dead tips.

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Contributed by cwmelton on 20 August, 2015 - 3:45pm

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